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    VERSION NUMBERS

    In the Internet Protocol (IP) [RFC791] there is a field to identify
    the version of the internetwork general protocol.  This field is 4
    bits in size.

    Assigned Internet Version Numbers

    Decimal   Keyword    Version                            References
    -------   -------    -------                            ----------
        0                Reserved                                [JBP]
      1-3                Unassigned                              [JBP]
        4       IP       Internet Protocol                [RFC791,JBP]
        5       ST       ST Datagram Mode                [RFC1190,JWF]
        6       IPv6     Internet Protocol version 6         [Deering]
        7       TP/IX    TP/IX: The Next Internet                [RXU]
        8       PIP      The P Internet Protocol                 [PXF]
        9       TUBA     TUBA                                    [RXC]
    10-14                Unassigned                              [JBP]
       15                Reserved                                [JBP]

    REFERENCES

    [RFC791] Postel, J., ed., "Internet Protocol - DARPA Internet Program
             Protocol Specification", STD 5, RFC 791, USC/Information
             Sciences Institute, September 1981.

    [RFC1190] Topolcic, C., Editor, "Experimental Internet Stream
              Protocol, Version 2 (ST-II)", RFC 1190, CIP Working Group,
              October 1990.

    PEOPLE

    [JPB] Jon Postel

    [JWF] Jim Forgie

    [RH6] Robert Hinden

    [RXU] Robert Ullmann

    [PXF] Paul Francis

    [RXC] Ross Callon

    [Deering] Steve Deering, , March 1995.

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